100 things to do summer

100

Things to do over the summer instead
of watching TV/ play video games
1

Go to the movies

26

Go on a vacation

2

Have a sleepover

27

3

Camp out in the backyard


28

Throw a penny in a fountain and make a
wish
Ride a rollercoaster

4

Travel to another state

29

Research a topic of interest

5

Start a rock collection

30


Find a new author you like

6

Go shopping

31

Play Freeze Tag

7

Make a cake

32

Grill out with your family

8


Ride a horse

33

Swing in a hammock or tire swing

9

Create your own ice cream to eat

34

Make a bracelet with beads

10

Play softball

35


Wash the dishes

11

Make a healthy meal

36

Go Rock Climbing

12

Go to summer camp

37

Make a book

13


Take a hike

38

Write in a diary

14

Hang out with your friends

39

Make a collage out of old magazines

15

Put on a fashion show

40


Go to a museum

16

Hang out with your friends

41

Watch a sunset

17

Play board games with your family

42

Watch a sunrise

18


Try a new fruit

43

19

Exercise

44

Try to locate constellations on a starry
night
Collect shells on the shore

20

Play in a sprinkler

45


Look for shark’s teeth at the beach

21

Play soccer

46

Teach your family a new song

22

Paint a picture

47

Walk around the neighborhood

23


Make some bubbles

48

Make S’mores

24

Ride a skateboard

49

Invent a new game

25

Give a pet a bath

50


Visit the library

Highlight each of the activities that you accomplished this summer. Make sure to complete at least
25 activities on the list. Bring it back to your last year’s teacher once school starts again for a
special treat!

100

Things to do over the summer instead
of watching TV/ play video games
51

Go bowling

76

Hold onto the grass

52


Take pictures of ten different insects

77

Have a Crazy Hair Day

53

Race a grasshopper

78

Try real honeycomb

54

79

Visit a relative

55

Go letterboxing
(http://www.atlasquest.com)
Draw with chalk on the driveway

80

Sing Campfire Songs

56

Go swimming

81

Plan a trip

57

Ride your bike

82

Record the weather

58

Learn a new dance

83

Make a Moon Chart

59

Go to the beach

84

Map out Lewis and Clark’s journey

60

Play hopscotch

85

Pan for gold

61

Color pictures

86

Climb a mountain

62

Visit a park and play

87

Create a family tree

63

Read a book!

88

Play Frisbee

64

Jump rope

89

Go to a sporting event

65

Play hide and seek

90

Put on a talent show

66

Play checkers

91

Have a pet parade

67

Play Tag

92

Make a new friend

68

Solve a puzzle

93

Set up a Lemonade Stand

69

Braid your hair

94

Pick strawberries

70

Build something

95

Go tubing on a river

71

Write a letter

96

Plant some flowers

72

Clean your room

97

Go roller skating

73

Play volleyball

98

Tell some jokes

74

Attend a play

99

Give out free hugs

75

Run a race

10
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Visit a petting zoo

Highlight each of the activities that you accomplished this summer. Make sure to complete at least
25 activities on the list. Bring it back to your last year’s teacher once school starts again for a
special treat!